AZ hopeful

AZ hopeful specializes in ITU, Surg, District & School Nurse.

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1. A Nurse with POTS Disability: A Great Success Story!

   AZ hopeful replied to CrazyCoconut's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Congratulations! My kids have POTS, I've probably got it too but not as bad as my kids, it makes life tough, so way to go

2. Future nursing from UK to USA

   AZ hopeful replied to mflight1983's topic in Immigration Advice

   You should apply for family based visa as soon as he gets his greencard, with the way things are for nurses, it may be a quicker

3. Renewing US RN license

   AZ hopeful replied to AZ hopeful's topic in Nurse Registration

   Yes, have emailed them and awaiting a response, was just wondering if anyone knew. Luckily I have a good contact within the BON because of all the issues I had first time around! Just hoping that you...

4. Renewing US RN license

   AZ hopeful posted a topic in Nurse Registration

   I passed NCLEX 4 years ago so my license is due for renewal, which I am unable to do online because I am still in the UK. Has anyone else renewed their licence from overseas? Is it possible to renew...

5. Future nursing from UK to USA

   AZ hopeful replied to mflight1983's topic in Immigration Advice

   The lengthy visa process time is the least of your problems, it is a very rare occurance for US hospitals to recruit overseas nurses now, I passed my NCLEX 4 years ago and my original job offer was...

6. UK nurse relocating to USA, is it worth it?!!

   AZ hopeful replied to AandE angel's topic in Nurse Registration

   I sat my NCLEX back in 2007 and at that time you could get an ATT from AZBON without US SSN once you had met CES requirements, not sure if it has changed. An inactive licence doesn't prevent looking...

7. UK nurse relocating to USA, is it worth it?!!

   AZ hopeful replied to AandE angel's topic in Nurse Registration

   Oh and no AZ hospitals have recruited in the UK since we started the process in

8. UK nurse relocating to USA, is it worth it?!!

   AZ hopeful replied to AandE angel's topic in Nurse Registration

   The AZ BON do require you to have an affadavit signed by a notary to issue a licence without US SSN and then your status will be listed as 'Inactive, living

9. UK Cost of Living and Band 5 Salary

   AZ hopeful replied to marssi's topic in International Nursing

   Just to complicate matters some Kent hospitals also pay London Weighting! The hospitals located on the London /Kent border get 'outer London weighting' up to £4,351 then hospitals in North Kent get...

10. UK Cost of Living and Band 5 Salary

    AZ hopeful replied to marssi's topic in International Nursing

    The cost of living varies widely in Kent, depends on if you are NW Kent, mid Kent or coastal. Many nurses from further down into Kent travel closer to London to work for the extra

11. Enough nurses or not?

    AZ hopeful replied to dottavi's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry SD, just catching up and was a 'little'

12. Enough nurses or not?

    AZ hopeful replied to dottavi's topic in International Nursing

    hmmmm.... shall i admit to being an older nurse proud of my uk training and i didn't need to make up any hours in any area and i passed nclex first time in under an hour .... just 75 q's...

13. are you tougher on foreign nurses?

    AZ hopeful replied to ItsTheDude's topic in General Nursing

    wow what a statement, I have jumped through so many hoops for emigration. I wonder if the original OP understands the emotional rollercoaster involved with emigration. I am a little surprised with OP...

14. ICU/HDU

    AZ hopeful replied to mayflower2000's topic in International Nursing

    Mayflower I would love to know if you got a job in ICU/ HDU I've been nursing since my 18th birthday and started in ICU 5 months ago at the grand old age of 41 and am absolutely loving

15. Welcome to the forum - UK nurses chat

    AZ hopeful replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    Yeah, we've escaped it too down here in the south east, lovely day earlier but rain setting in now. They have it really bad all over Ireland too, my Dad is probably going to have to leave his car...